Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1887-06-29


worth's drug store. AZ
Buyyour fresh meats at Mobiles, in
the gypsum building. AZ
Goods of all kinds at w. NJ. Wheel
er's cheaper than ever. 5
. New stock of trunks and valises, and
prices the lowest, at d. X. Herring
tons. 2t2
An elegant line of summer suits for
men, at Standiford, Youmans s. FL
dred's:~ 81
DR.. Davis reports a boy baby born
last Friday, June oath, to John w.
Vaughn and wife. --
The latest, tenderest and best beef
at the Central meat market, opposite
LIST National bank. 4
Summer dress goodsl summer notionsl
summer shoesl summer bargainsl at
Standiford, Youmans & Eldred's. 81
Paints, oils and varnishes can be pur-
chased cheaper at Pearson's City Drug
Store than at any house in the county. 5
Reed and rattan rockers, baby car
riages, boys wagons and a car load of
new furniture at Rigg & Johnson's this
week. /
Capt. d. l.. Pierce, of Sun City, says
that his grape crop will be good this
year, but that he will have no peaches
to speak Of.
Noble & Nixon have a second hand
Medals, Shepard & CO., Vibrator Sep
arator. nearly new, which they will sell
at very low figure. ga
Judge Martin, who is a past grand
master, visited the Odd Fellows lodge
here last night much to the gratifica-
ton of the members.
The bank at Sun City was opened for
business on Monday, June oath. Mr..
Ingraham, the cashier, of this city, will
devote most of his time to the bank.
The City Drug Store, L. +. Pearson,
proprietor, has several new brands of
new cigars, five centers, that get clear
away with any 10 cent cigar in town.
Try them. 5
The Southern Kansas will sell excur-
sion tickets from this city to any point
on its road within 200 miles, at half
rates. Tickets good from July I'd to
July 9Th.
The Office of the register of deeds will
not be open for the transfer of business
on the Fourth. Mr.. Hall thinks that
his faithful force should have day of
rest and recreation.
G. T. Freeman is drawing plans for
the proposed school house extension.
If the structure is completed in accord
ance with the plans, it will be as hand
some as any building in Southern Kan
sas.
Mrs. J. P. Hall, Mrs. j. S. Runyan,
Mrs. L. a. McNeal and Miss Lizzie
McNeal expect to start to the noun
tains Of Colorado next week on a pleas
ure trip. Mr.. McNeaI and Mr.. Run
yam will likely accompany the party.
Through l.. T. Pearson & Co., T. f.
Marquand this week traded $40 acres
northwest of town, in 16-3l-12, to b. Weed
of Wichita, for II lots in the Kansas
City addition to that city, near the
stock yards, the consideration being
$4,000. Mr.. Marquand and Mr.. Pear
son were at Wichita Friday and saw
the lots and say they can be sold for
$4,000 in a short time.
Judge John Martin, who is here from
Topeka, in the Morton county case, was
for ten years the chairman of the state
democratic central committee; he was
once the democratic nominee for gov
ernor; several times a candidate fol
congress; was district judge in the To-
peka district for two years, and has
held other positions of honor in the
state. He is considered one of the
brightest lawyers in the state, and his
admirers are confined to no party OF
faction.
a new township is petitioned for d.
rectly north of Lake City. 1t is G miles
square, commencing at the northeast
corner Of section 5, township 80. range
13; thence west six miles; south six
miles and north six miles to the place
of beginning. Its name is McAdoo.
1t takes in the McAdoos, the Wilson's,
Street Jones, ]. n. Hargis and other
prominent farmers in that neighb0r-
hood. The territory mentioned is now
in Lake City township and is affected
by the bond proposition mentioned in
this paper. But the understanding is
that no advantage will be taken of
their position by the proposed McAdoo
township.
Lipscomb is the first county organ
iZed in the Panhandle, north of the
Canadian river. The town of Lips
comb in the center of the county, was
voted the county seat on the 9th of
June; under the laws of Texas it can
not be moved for FIVE years. Its loca-
tion will make it one of the best towns
IN the panhandle. Over 5000 worth of
town lots were sold in Kiowa the first
day they were offered. The choice To-
cations will be reserved for short time
for those wanting to build. For infor-
nation regarding the sale of town lots,
school or other lands, call on Col. p. A.
Thompson, Llpscomb, Tex, or address
the Panhandle TaDd md ImuninrofiOv,
Co., Colony, Kans. 81
A railroad committee, composed of
Messrs. HOole and Fisher from st.
John, Stafford county. was here last
Friday to confer with our people about
an extension of the Union Pacific from
Mcpherson to this city, taking in the
town of st. John, Pratt Center and Elm
Mills, and going from this city to Kio-